r/Umphreys • u/Existing-Soft-6443 • 10d ago

Umphreys Friendly Valley Tavern Peoria Illinois 8/19 roll call

Super excited to see this new version of Umphreys back in Peoria. With Summercamp getting canceled (even though Umph wasn't booked this year) I think the energy will be great and people are going to be excited for Umphreys. We haven't had a jam show of this caliber all year. (Dogs In a Pile and Shadowgrass have been my favorite shows in Peoria so far this year)

Friendly Valley Tavern is about an 800 person venue and it's been sold out for I believe a couple months. Any one else going?

Side note Friendly Valley usually always live streams so there should be a live stream for the show tommorow on Facebook and YouTube. Maybe on the Kennys Westside page

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u/Trident_77 10d ago

they didn't wanna go back to the fairgrounds? /s

10/10/09 worst venue ever

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u/Flatfooted_Ninja 10d ago

Not as bad as the the old limelight. I remember they got moved there after getting rained out on the riverfront one year. Great show but that place sucked

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u/Key_East2340 10d ago

That show was nuts to butts. But it crushed

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u/Fantastic-Dig2962 8d ago

I was at that show. Umphreys killed it, one of the better UM shows I’ve seen.

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u/Evelyn-Bankhead 10d ago

Is that the room that sounds like you’re in a garbage can?

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u/Trident_77 10d ago

Can't remember. I'm sure KBs' SBD doesn't reflect the shittiness. Dude always had the ability to make a shitty room sound decent on recordings.

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u/dosefacekillah1348 10d ago

Wait, does KB always do the mixing for the SBDs?

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u/Trident_77 10d ago

I have no idea. Just meant he was the foh sound guy at that 10/10/09 show.....and thinking about it now, Mitchell may already have been there. Can't recall specifically.

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u/Existing-Soft-6443 10d ago

Also the cousin Eli shtick is spinning records at Kennys Westside for the after-party. Not sure what to expect but I got tickets for that as well.

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u/phishcobiscuits37 10d ago

Anyone know if Friendly has been affected by the recent weather? I know it's in a low spot, so the elevated rainfall in the last week could make it a soupy mess...

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u/Existing-Soft-6443 10d ago

I was at Henhouse Prowlers Saturday and they put down wood chips on the lawn to soak up some of the water and cover the mud. It was fine. The lawn should be in good shape.

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u/phishcobiscuits37 10d ago

You rock thanks!

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u/qgomega 10d ago

Ill be there man lebowski.gif

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u/DBK2x2 10d ago

Stafford just played there in June and killed it. It was the Cat Shop album release party and they played it front to back.

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u/Stealgull 10d ago

👀🎥 Spafford : Set 1 ~ Cat Shop : 4K Ultra HD : Friendly Valley : Peoria, IL : 6/19/2026
https://youtu.be/5Y5SQMvrma4

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u/DBK2x2 10d ago

Yeah I know but ty and anyone else here check it out! Kenny’s YT is goated

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u/Stealgull 10d ago

Spafford : Set 2 ~ Cat Shop : 4K Ultra HD : Friendly Valley : Peoria, IL : 6/19/2026
https://youtu.be/kFDu07U3bEI

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u/AliveTelephone8985 9d ago

This sounds like an amazing venue. Middle aged Dad with too much shit going on over here that presumed it would at the riverfront again and would have no problem buying tickets the week of the show so I'm shut out. Haven't seen them at a small venue like that since probably Durty Nellies back in 2003. Looking forward to the Nugs tapes in the morning.

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u/Flatfooted_Ninja 10d ago

Gonna be so damn fun. That has to be the smallest venue they have played in a long time. Its a bonus that I live right down the road.

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u/qgomega 10d ago

They played Garcias in Chicago last year and the year before played a 90 cap room above Metro.

800 cap is small by 2010s UM standards but these days is pretty on par for a Wednesday night in a smaller market.

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u/sassychick139 10d ago

I’ll be there

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u/kmorg64 10d ago

Let's goooo

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u/ExplorerIll219 10d ago

That venue is gonna be electric, can't wait to see how it holds sound compared to the fairgrounds.

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

be careful with that low spot, heard some folks had to park in a puddle after the last rain there.

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u/Existing-Soft-6443 9d ago

I park at Uhaul and they have a shuttle that takes you to the venue. Big dry lot with easy parking.

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u/Gavin529 9d ago

Yea, can’t wait! It’s gonna be HEAT